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Server: brave-search

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Brave Search MCP server provides web search (and optional local search) via Brave Search API.

SSoT: unified-mcp-system/configs/servers/core.yaml (brave-search)

Install / run

Section titled “Install / run”

This repo provisions it via:

  • Command: pnpm
  • Args: ["dlx","-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search@0.6.2"]

Required env vars

Section titled “Required env vars”
  • BRAVE_API_KEY (secret)

Tools (high level)

Section titled “Tools (high level)”

Common tools exposed by the server:

  • brave_web_search — general web search
  • brave_local_search — local businesses/places (may require plan/feature support)

Usage patterns

Section titled “Usage patterns”
  • Prefer brave_local_search for “near me” / business queries (restaurants, services).
  • Use brave_web_search for general research, docs discovery, recent news.

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”
  • 401 / auth errors: verify BRAVE_API_KEY is set and has active quota.
  • “No local results”: fall back to web search (server may do this automatically).